unit 12 Ships in the desert 词汇.docVIP

Lesson 12 Vocabulary 1．lap ( v．) :(of waves，etc．)move or strike gently with a light，splashing sound such as a dog makes in lapping(波浪)拍打；泼溅 divert ( v．) :turn(a person or thing)aside(from a course，direction，etc．)；deflect转移；使(人或物)转向；岔开，使偏斜 Antarctic ( adj. ) :of or near the South Pole or the region around it南极的；近南极的；南极区的；南极地带的；南极周围的 Trans Antarctic (adj.) : crossing or spanning the Antarctic横贯南极的；横贯南极地带的 parka ( n.) :a hip—length pullover fur garment with a hood，worn n arctic regions风雪大衣，派克大衣 glacier ( n.) : [‘ ɡle??] a slowly moving river or mass of ice and snow that forms in areas where the rate of snowfall constantly exceeds the rate at which the snow melts冰河；冰川 ac’cessible ( adj.) : that can be approached or entered；easy to approach or enter能够接近的；能够进去的；易接近的；易进去的 inexorable ( adj.): [?n’eks?r?b?l] that cannot be altered，checked，etc．不可变的；不可抗拒的；无情的 graph ( n.) :a diagram consisting of nodes and links and representing logical relationships or sequences of events(曲线)图，标绘图；图表；图形 slab ( n.) :a piece that is flat，broad，and fairly thick平板；厚片 frigid ( adj.) :extremely cold；without heat or warmth极冷的，寒冷的，严寒的 snowmobile ( n.) :any of various motor vehicles for traveling over snow，usually with steerable runners at the front and tractor treads at the rear(机动)雪车；(履带式)雪上汽车 rendezvous ( n.) : [‘rɑ:ndeivu:]? [Fr.] a place designated for meeting or assembling[法语]指定集合地；会合点 14. hover ( v．) :stay suspended or flutter in the air near one place盘旋 eerie，eery ( adj. ) :mysterious，uncanny，or weird，esp. in such a way as to frighten or make uneasy神秘的，离奇的，怪异的；阴森的，恐怖的，可怕的eerily adv． hummock ( n.) :ridge or rise in an ice field冰群；(冰原上的)冰丘 collide ( v．) :come into violent contact；strike violently against each other；crash碰撞；猛撞；互撞 scenario ( n.) :a sequence 0f events esp. when imagined；an account or synopsis of a projected course of action or events(设想中的)未来事态；方案 tundra ( n.) :any of the vast，nearly level，treeless plains of the arctic regions冻原；苔原；冻土带 equator (